Given:
The ratio of teaspoons of sugar to teaspoons of lemon juice of one pint of sweet iced tea is 8:2.
To find:
The ratio of THREE pints of sweet iced tea.
Solution:
For a pint of sweet iced tea that calls for 8 teaspoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.
So, for three pints of sweeet iced tea,
Sugar = 3 × 8 = 24 teaspoons
Lemon juice =  3 × 2 = 6 teaspoons
Now,
[tex]Ratio=\dfrac{\text{Sugar}}{\text{Lemon juice}}[/tex]
[tex]Ratio=\dfrac{24}{6}[/tex]
Therefore, the ratio of teaspoons of sugar to teaspoons of lemon juice of three pint of sweet iced tea is 24:6.
